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U.K. seeks new international conference on Mideast peace in London
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: PA, Israel, Gordon Brown 

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is interested in convening an additional international conference in London in March order to promote the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

Brown, who formerly served as the U.K. finance minister, wants the conference to focus on economic issues. He spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert some 10 days ago, and raised the idea. Olmert did not express any opposition to the conference.

Political sources in Jerusalem stressed that the objectives and the format of the conference remain unclear, but added that the U.K., which opposes Russian plans to hold the next conference in Moscow, is interested in moving the location to London.
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In September 2007, the British government published a report ordered by Brown that formulated a "road map" for the Palestinian Authority's economic rehabilitation. The British premier would like the London conference to examine ways to implement that report.

In March 2005 London hosted an international conference that sought to help the Palestinians establish governing institutions, although Israel did not participate.

In December of that year, Brown hosted the G-7 summit, in the context of which he held a three-way meeting with Olmert and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. The three leaders at the time headed the treasuries of the U.K., Israel, and the PA, respectively.

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      2.   Best off to see the Queen 21:22  |  Morris Valentine 05/01/08
      3.   More BS 21:55  |  Frank 05/01/08
      4.   To #2: Cause 22:16  |  Frank 05/01/08
      5.   Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Road Map) 22:21  |  Mark 05/01/08
      6.   Solution: International PeaceKeeping Force! 22:22  |  Mark 05/01/08
      7.   There is no need to hold any additional conferences so long as... 22:35  |  Avihu 05/01/08
      8.   OIL WILL DO THE TALKING 22:50  |  TOBIA 05/01/08
      9.   Don`t trust the Brits under this man,nor Olmert,nor the 23:08  |  lakshmi 05/01/08
      10.   A good idea..however.. 23:10  |  British Leftie 05/01/08
      11.   Arresting conference 23:26  |  Ben 05/01/08
      12.   NO to conference crap 00:04  |  Brod 06/01/08
      13.   To British Leftie 00:05  |  Frank 06/01/08
      14.   To British Leftie (#10) 00:17  |  Morris Valentine 06/01/08
      15.   Mark of Lewiston 00:19  |  Lynn 06/01/08
      16.   Pals play along to get the attention and money 00:50  |  Sam 06/01/08
      17.   Send Dichter, that war criminal swine 01:30  |  POP 06/01/08
      18.   The disgusting British 02:31  |  Ahmed 06/01/08
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      23.   London? 03:39  |  jjvanka 06/01/08
      24.   Brown would jeopardize Londoners´ life with this conference 05:35  |  AliciaYasmeen 06/01/08
      25.   One Stop Developmental Economics 08:16  |  Rowan Berkeley 06/01/08
      26.   Nice idea but not the cure 10:35  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/01/08
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